Troy/Tony/Dak at age 25

[YoungB.sixpack]

			Passing	Rushing	Receiving
Rk	Player	From	To	CarAV	G	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD ▼	Rate	Lng	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	NY/A	ANY/A	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Lng
1	Dak Prescott	2016	2018	29	45	30-15-0	904	1367	66.1	10122	62	95.8	90	24	105	621	7.4	7.52	6.45	6.56	181	942	17	5.2	28	0	0	0		0
2	Troy Aikman*	1989	1991	14	38	14-24-0	618	1055	58.6	7082	31	70.5	75	46	90	667	6.7	5.34	5.60	4.34	94	479	2	5.1	25	2	-19	0	-9.5	0
3	Tony Romo	2004	2005	0	22		0	0		0	0	.0	0	0	0	0					2	-2	0	-1.0	0	0	0	0		0

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[Go Budaw]

Great stats. One thing that really jumped out at me other than the obvious about Dak’s success, is Troy Aikman’s rushing numbers are almost equal to Dak on a YPC basis. That’s hard to believe....I don’t remember him being that nimble. I believe that was back when sacks were still counted against rushing yards too, so that makes it even more impressive.

 

[msstate7]

Comparing dak to aikman is useless imo. The passing environment now is totally different... WRs used to get absolutely mugged and laid out with brutal hits. QBs also used to be fair game.

 

[drumrcraig]

Aikman also played on some downright awful teams early in his career. Wasn't he the starting QB when they went 1-15 I believe his rookie year?

 

[57stratdawg]

You’ll have to compare Dak to the other young QBs in the league to find much value.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

You’ll have to compare Dak to the other young QBs in the league to find much value.

True...I would look up Cam Newton, Mariota, Winston, and maybe a couple more and combine their first 3 years and compare.

 

[josebrown]

Those stats are why Aikman seems to have a Dak-hate approach to his commentary. Aikman had a HOF running back and HOF wr to throw to, but his early year struggles playing on a **** team is what he's so pissed about. He sees Daks early year success compared to his early year failures and thinks folks might compare them and conclude Dak is better. OBVIOUS faults in his thinking, but that's why he continually ***** on Dak. If that ain't his reason and it's personal then he's more of a ******** than I've always thought....not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Aikman had 2 receptions for -19 yards? What am I missing here?

 

[aTotal360]

I'll say this. Troy Aikman is one of the most over rated QBs of all time. Granted it was a different time, but his career average was 199 yds/game.

 

[patdog]

Prob batted in the air by DL & Aikman caught. Should have just batted down.

 

[YoungB.sixpack]

You’ll have to compare Dak to the other young QBs in the league to find much value.

The 5 largest guaranteed QB contracts in the NFL + Dak through age 25 season.

Dak looking decent in Comp Pct , Yards Per Attempt and TDs + Rushing TDs(given the season isn't over).

Stafford threw a ridiculous number of passes.

			Passing	Rushing	Receiving
Rk	Player	From	To	CarAV	G	QBrec ▼	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Rate	Lng	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	NY/A	ANY/A	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Lng
1	Andrew Luck	2012	2014	41	48	33-15-0	1062	1813	58.6	12957	86	86.6	80	43	100	634	7.1	7.03	6.44	6.33	189	905	12	4.8	29	0	0	0		0
2	Matt Ryan	2008	2010	30	46	33-13-0	885	1456	60.8	10061	66	86.9	90	34	59	354	6.9	6.77	6.41	6.27	131	275	2	2.1	20	0	0	0		0
3	Dak Prescott	2016	2018	29	45	30-15-0	904	1367	66.1	10122	62	95.8	90	24	105	621	7.4	7.52	6.45	6.56	181	942	17	5.2	28	0	0	0		0
4	Matthew Stafford	2009	2013	39	61	24-37-0	1485	2497	59.5	17457	109	83.1	87	73	116	842	7.0	6.55	6.36	5.94	118	392	9	3.3	22	1	3	0	3.0	3
5	Aaron Rodgers	2005	2008	10	23	6-10-0	376	595	63.2	4367	29	91.8	71	14	43	301	7.3	7.26	6.37	6.29	67	254	4	3.8	21	0	0	0		0
6	Kirk Cousins	2012	2013	0	8	1-3-0	114	203	56.2	1320	8	68.6	77	10	8	59	6.5	5.07	5.98	4.60	7	36	0	5.1	17	0	0	0		0

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[DancingRabbit]

He was money in the playoffs though.

nm

I'll say this. Troy Aikman is one of the most over rated QBs of all time. Granted it was a different time, but his career average was 199 yds/game.

 

[Phil Wenneck.sixpack]

I hate to play this card and never do but this time I think it's warranted. You never hear an announcer critique Wentz or Goff like they do Dak. Cowboys' fans are on Dak's case no matter what he does because he's not Aikman or Romo. They hated Romo when he played now they go out of their way to compare them and say Romo didn't have the defense supporting him that Dak does. It's baffling. So you have to ask yourself. Is it partly because Dak doesn't look like the other qb's mentioned? I'm starting to question it.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

nm

He had 0 TDs and 1 INT in the 2nd SB they won.

 

[MedDawg]

Stafford must have started a year younger than the rest. In that chart Stafford has 13-16 more games than Dak, Ryan, and Luck. So it's likely First 4 seasons for Stafford vs First 3 seasons for Dak, Ryan, and Luck.

The 5 largest guaranteed QB contracts in the NFL + Dak through age 25 season.

Dak looking decent in Comp Pct , Yards Per Attempt and TDs + Rushing TDs(given the season isn't over).

Stafford threw a ridiculous number of passes.

			Passing	Rushing	Receiving
Rk	Player	From	To	CarAV	G	QBrec ▼	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Rate	Lng	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	NY/A	ANY/A	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Lng
1	Andrew Luck	2012	2014	41	48	33-15-0	1062	1813	58.6	12957	86	86.6	80	43	100	634	7.1	7.03	6.44	6.33	189	905	12	4.8	29	0	0	0		0
2	Matt Ryan	2008	2010	30	46	33-13-0	885	1456	60.8	10061	66	86.9	90	34	59	354	6.9	6.77	6.41	6.27	131	275	2	2.1	20	0	0	0		0
3	Dak Prescott	2016	2018	29	45	30-15-0	904	1367	66.1	10122	62	95.8	90	24	105	621	7.4	7.52	6.45	6.56	181	942	17	5.2	28	0	0	0		0
4	Matthew Stafford	2009	2013	39	61	24-37-0	1485	2497	59.5	17457	109	83.1	87	73	116	842	7.0	6.55	6.36	5.94	118	392	9	3.3	22	1	3	0	3.0	3
5	Aaron Rodgers	2005	2008	10	23	6-10-0	376	595	63.2	4367	29	91.8	71	14	43	301	7.3	7.26	6.37	6.29	67	254	4	3.8	21	0	0	0		0
6	Kirk Cousins	2012	2013	0	8	1-3-0	114	203	56.2	1320	8	68.6	77	10	8	59	6.5	5.07	5.98	4.60	7	36	0	5.1	17	0	0	0		0

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[Crazy Cotton]

those sack numbers for Cousins and Rogers are crazy. I assume they had an offensive line like Dak's first year.

 

[YoungB.sixpack]

Stafford must have started a year younger than the rest. In that chart Stafford has 13-16 more games than Dak, Ryan, and Luck. So it's likely First 4 seasons for Stafford vs First 3 seasons for Dak, Ryan, and Luck.

Good call

 

[11thEagleFan]

When people discuss the greatest QBs to ever play the game, how long does it take for Aikman’s name to come up? A long damn time. Yes, he won championships, but I’ve never considered that to be the barometer of greatness. Does anybody really consider Eli Manning a better quarterback than Dan Marino or Drew Brees? Exactly. I think deep down, Aikman knows that too.

 

[johnson86-1]

I hate to play this card and never do but this time I think it's warranted. You never hear an announcer critique Wentz or Goff like they do Dak. Cowboys' fans are on Dak's case no matter what he does because he's not Aikman or Romo. They hated Romo when he played now they go out of their way to compare them and say Romo didn't have the defense supporting him that Dak does. It's baffling. So you have to ask yourself. Is it partly because Dak doesn't look like the other qb's mentioned? I'm starting to question it.

I dont' know about the announcers, but for the fans, I think it's just fans being fans. Granted, you had only the biggest dumbasses complain about Dak while he was here, but there were a few (I think I remember the moniker check-down charlie), and then people bitched about Fitz not being Dak and also pining for his backup, and next year they'll be bitching that his backup isn't Fitz.

 

[bulldogbaja]

You must have done something wrong, he has the highest comp% and yards/attempt.**

 

[kired]

It's funny to see the fan reactions whether Dak has a good or bad game. If he plays good - people are convinced he's a top 5 QB. If he plays bad - people are convinced he won't be starting in 2 years. Had this discussion recently and my opinion was he'll be a starter for 10 more years, but only time will tell how he's judged. It's crazy the reactions people have after every game, or even good / bad quarters.

He's going to have some good games and bad games. He's good enough that he won't lose the starting job because of a few bad games, but he's not been doing this long enough to be considered an elite QB. I hope he continues to improve the way great QBs do, and would love to see him wins some playoff games. But regardless, I'd just say enjoy watching the greatest QB to ever come through MSU for however long we can.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Good point. Elway was/is my QB hero, but damn did he have some awful games especially early on. The Good Manning wasn't great his last SB win either; the D was.

Both HOFers.

 

[PearlRiverCoDawg]

Hell, I don't take anything Troy says with a grain of salt. Dude sometimes doesn't act like he knows where he is. It is very surprising how he acts about Dak with they being said. . I've always loved Troy even though he was kinda zoned out at times but he always seemed like a great guy. Maybe he a just pissed with the organization, who knows.